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Does anyone have details of this pilot's Wehrmacht career. I know he transferred to the LW 1941 but presumably he was called up around 1939?

Re: Hans Dortenmann

Here’s all we have on this guy:

DORTENMANN, Hans.
(DOB: 11.12.21 in Weingarten/Württemberg).
1939-43 in Heer then switched to the Luftwaffe and took flight training.
c.10.43 Lt., assigned to I./JG 54.
20.06.44 appt Staka 2./JG 54.
09.44 Lt., Staka 12./JG 54.
27.12.44 Oblt., Staka 11./JG 54 and occasional acting Kdr. III./JG 54.
29.03.45 Oblt., appt Staka 3./JG 26 (to 07.05.45).
20.04.45 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 3./JG 26.
Credited with c.150 combat missions and 38 air victories.
†01.04.73.

We can find nothing about his army career.

LdZ
DGS